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INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURE
SICK ON THE SILK ROA D
Sometimes the race to the finish isn’t against the clock, but the depths of your own determination.
WORDS MARKUS STITZ
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MARKUS, DANIL USMANOV, & ANTONIO ABREU
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GOING NOWHERE
When UK lockdown lifts, but travel rules remain complex, a local bikepacking adventure is in order
JAMIE IN CARBONITE
Jamie Hibbard was once a familiar name to most mountain bikers, yet he’d not touched a bike for 20 years. Chipps set out to change that
ELLIOTT HEAP
Pete Scullion goes on the tourist trail with CRC Nukeproof rider Elliott Heap for a brief mid-season break
COASTAL DEFENCES
Sanny goes exploring Dunbar’s abandoned military sites, above and below ground
FANCY PANTS
Where once the knee sock reigned supreme, now the riding trouser has emerged as a seriously practical option. Here’s what the Singletrack Staff have been using
VALLE MAIRA
Forget hours and minutes, in this lost corner of Italy time passes in climbs and descents, and eight-course meals
WE JUST WORK HERE
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TAKING IT ON THE CHIN
Hannah wonders whether the time has come to scrap the line between us and them: the full face and the trail riders
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